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chancel arch, a Norman window (the west-most in the south wall), and a Norman font. Its scissor beam roof structure dates back to the 14th century. In the churchyard may be found the graves of the
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earthwork, consisting of a rock boss with an artificially scarped vertical side. The castle was held by the de
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